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Charles
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Charles asked in Entertainment & MusicMusicOther - Music · 6 months ago

If you write a song about another person without their permission, do you owe that person when your song makes you a lot of money?

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  • Tony B
    Lv 4
    6 months ago

    No of course not. You don't need someone's permission to write about them!

  • Anonymous
    6 months ago

    Not if you're a clever song writer. Ask Carly Simon.

  • Mamianka
    Lv 7
    6 months ago

    Notdirectly for the composition - but if you in any way portrayed them unfavorably, you could still be sued.  Most celebrities/public figures dismiss most of this, unless it is legally defamation of character.

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